Internal-combustion engine



Au 17 1926. R. 0. HENDRcKsoN INTERNAL cOMBUSTIoNv ENGIH Filed oct. 7j 1921 and driPPing thro11gh the perforations 28 n1oistenS the vvoo1 01' ot11eI' brol1S II1teria1, the action of caI)i1larity aSSiStiI1g its diS tribution thfoughout the InaSS.

The oi1 supplied in the IIlaIlIler deScribed kee S the IIlasS of fibroos Inoterial thOTOughly Sturted and dri s frInthe latteI' into the fIInne1 17, t11e outlet 29 of vvhich pro iectS thTough the reltive1y 1aTge opening 30 in the diphragn 31 Sepafating the chan1- berS 11 and 12 into the lafter chambor. Thus the oil froII1 t11e air fi1ter iS Conveyeo to the oil olening oI' Separating ap aTat11S to be preSently deSofibed. The oir f1ovving Ward through the neck of the funnel and iIlto t11e center of contrifugo 13, but here the diTection of the ooTInt iS TeverSed and it aSSeS back u Wrd1y rOund the neck of t11e fllI1Ile1 thfough the opening 30 in dia hTagm 31 into the ohamber 11 beloTv tho funne1 and froIn t11e 1atteT fiovvS by the Outlet o ening 32 and connection 33 (See ig. 1) to the cafbureto1' 7.

1S heretofore Stated the centrifogal Se a 1'ator bovvl 13 iS revolubly n1Ounted in the chambef 12. or thiS purpoSe the bottom of the cSting 10 iS fornled vith a Sleeve 3,

the intefior vvhich iS II1chined to fofln a Sliding f1t for a general1y cylindrioa1 ver tical adjuStable Sup oft 35 in vhich Shaft a 36 iS iourn1od at 3738. Tne u ef end of the Shaft Sup OTtS the boW1 13 andfor this UrpoSe is fornled With a ta ered Seat 39 vv11ich is feoeivedin the tapered oavity of the up fd1y foieCtin boss 0 of the bovV1, the 1atter being keyed to the Shaft at 1. The Shaft 36 1I1ay be fevolved by aIly Suit able Inens and in the present inStance 1 have indicated it aS dTiven fIoII1 the TotaTy 1111)ticating -pun1 2 vv11ioh is of Iflay be of We11 known type and looated in the botton1 of the orank caSing. II1the preferred fol'ln of the (1evioe hovvevef, the Shaft 36 iS aio1ly ad ioStab1e re1ti7e to the driving IneanS, to pfovido foI' the I'eI1ova1 of tho centrifugal bovv1 vv11eI1 deSired for the purpoSe of oleaning oI the 1ike The Support 35 is adiusta1)le in sleeve 3 and I have ShovvI1 the forIneI, as forII1od vith a fack 3 vvith Tv11io11 a pinion connecte(1 to a hI1(1 vvhee1 5 (See ig. 1) Ineshes for the purPOSe of raising and 1ovvefing the Sup ort 35 1`1oI nlally the sopport35 ind the prfS caTTied thereby are in the upper position Shovvn in Eig. 2 but for the pnTpoSe of reInoving the bov1 t11ey re 1ovvered by the II1ec1 aniSIn iost dosoribed So that the Shoft 39 y bo wifhdraWn fTom the Sooket in the bowl and the latter reInoved t11I'o11 11 Side openin 6 I1orIIlally close(1 by the coveI' 4:7. Tho shoft 36 is driven fron1 the Shaft 51 vv11ich driveS the oi1 uInp 2 and iS pTovided yvith geBr 52 vhich IneSheS Tvifh a long geaI' 53 on-haff 36 to pernlit the above deScribed Xi1 adiostnlent of the 1tter shaft to fe- II1ove and replaoe the centrifuga1 bovv1. The abo e deSoribed Inethod of driving the cen tfifuga1 bovv1 iS SatiSfaotofy but obviouSly nulneToos other InethodS afe feaSible ipe 8 tapped into the bottom of the c11aII1beT 12 conneots the latter vith the orank oasing (See ig. 1) vvhereby the oil oollecting in the c11aIIlf)eI, 12 iS- returned to the lubTicating systeII1 of the engine. 15S Shown in Eig. 2 the pipe 8 ta S the botton1 of the chamber 12 and throogh Which pipe the o1e n oi1 is Teturned to the c1'ank oaSe.

1 1le operafion of t11e invention vill now be readily nndofStood. f11e-IIlaSS of fibTo11S lnaterial is Inaintained in Satnrted oondifion aS Stated above.and the aiI' for forIning the ooInbUStible IniXtnre fof the engine after being heated b the exhauSt n1anifo1d iS draWn doWnW d t11 ough the filte1, and through the 011tlet of the funnel thereof and thence to the Carbufetor after duSt and otheI fofeigI1 Inatter has been Separted thefe ffoIn by the filter. By the oSe of air c1ened in thiS Inanne1 fo1 fornling the con1bLlstible n1ixtnfe the evils feSulting fron1 grit, eto., to t11e engine are avoided. The lL1bricting oil is de rived of any fllel oi1 vith vvllioh it 111aJy havo beoon1e (1i111ted by leakage of otherviSe, Since the oil is diStriboted in t11in fi1InS throughont the 1ibTouS Inass 8nd thereby brought into i11tiII1ate Contact vvith upper inner edge of the bow1 in puried oondition drops to the botfon1 of the chan1 ber12 froII1 vvhich it iS ret11rne(1fo the 1111)I i cating sySteIn by pipe 8.

1. 111 aI1 iIlte 11a1 oon1bustion engine, a filtoring chn1ber foI' air and oil having on air in1et and aI1 air ontlet, oonnectionS frolT1 the outlet to the oafbureter of the en? gine, 9u f11ter if1 t11e ohn1ber betTveen Said iI11et and oIltlet, connection and IneaI1S for feeding oi1 fron1 the 1ubricoting. SySte111 of the engine to the Eltef, an(1 connectionS for returning the oil to fhe 1I1bfioatiI1g SysteIn of the engine.

2. In an interIla1 ooInbl1stioI1 engine, a filtering Chanlber for oi1 and oiI, a fi1teI in Sid c11Inber, air lleating IneanS, asSage for conduoting hot oiI' fron1 Said heating 

